Police cordoned off an Edinburgh party district amid reports of a severed head being found in the street. Officers in the Scottish capital set up two forensic tents in the Cowgate area of the city on Saturday evening and confirmed they were responding to a “serious road traffic collision”.

Police in Edinburgh are investigating reports that a “severed head” was found in the city centre on Saturday evening.

Police cordoned off an Edinburgh party district amid reports of a severed head being found in the street. Officers in the Scottish capital set up two forensic tents in the Cowgate area of the city on Saturday evening and confirmed they were responding to a “serious road traffic collision”.

Officers reportedly swooped on the Cowgate area after a 74-year-old pedestrian was struck by a bus. “Gruesome” and “horrific” images of the head have been shared on Facebook, though these have not been verified by the media.

Reports of 'severed head' near Edinburgh Cowgate as forensic cops swoop on scene Police Scotland confirmed a pedestrian was struck by a car in Edinburgh last night amid reports of a severed head being found.

A number of roads have been closed in the Cowgate area of Edinburgh following what police have described as a "road traffic accident".